Effective March 25th, 2017 in accordance with new United States government regulations, all passengers travelling on United States-bound flights from some countries in the Middle East and Africa are prohibited from carrying electronic devices larger than a smartphone or exceeding 16 x 9.3 x 1.5 cm (h x w x d) in the cabin of the aircraft.

United States Travel - Electronics Ban on Flights

The electronics ban includes but is not limited to:

Laptops

Tablets

E-readers

Cameras

Portable DVD players

Electronic game units larger than a smartphone

Travel printers/scanners

​Some devices are excluded from this ban:

Smartphones and mobile phones

Head phones

Medical devices which are required for the flight (including breast pumps)